Clammiest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clammy \Clam"my\, a. [Compar. {Clammier}; superl. {Clammiest}.]
     [Cf. AS. cl[=a]m clay. See {Clam} to clog, and cf. {Clay}.]
     Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and
     sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a
     cold perspiration.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clammiest
       See {clammy}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clammy
       adj : unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy
             weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" [syn: {dank}]
       [also: {clammiest}, {clammier}]